Alan Steel For Investments Handicap – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

15:30

Alan Steel For Investments Handicap

Date 2025-07-01

Distance 7f15y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 1m 26.08s (slow by 1.18s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Keep Me Stable (IRE) David Allan · Linda Perratt	4/1	Won
2nd	Without Delay (IRE) William Pyle · Tracy Waggott	15/2	1.25
3rd	Purple Martini (GB) Kaiya Fraser · Ben Haslam	7/2	1.75
4th	Northfield Lake (FR) David Nolan · Paul Robson	16/1	.5
5th	Clasina (GB) P J McDonald · Katie Scott	11/4F	1
6th	The Gay Blade (GB) Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine	12/1	.75
7th	Concert Boy (IRE) Jason Hart · Katie Scott	33/1	0.3
8th	Doomsday (GB) Billy Garritty · Liam Bailey	20/1	2.25
9th	Rory (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	15/2	1.25
10th	Bird Of Play (IRE) Sam James · Liam Bailey	66/1	15

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (4)	Clasina Bay J:P J McDonald T:Katie Scott	J:P J McDonald T:Katie Scott	135	—	-45338	59	73	66	21d	—	—	-12	13.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
0-14 now but has been knocking on the door this season; a possible
5 (3)	Purple Martini Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Ben Haslam	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Ben Haslam	132	—	390-13	56	71	63	32d	—	—	-13	7.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
C&D winner in May and placed off this mark since; likely contender
3 (9)	Keep Me Stable Bay J:David Allan T:Linda Perratt	J:David Allan T:Linda Perratt	133	—	932241	57	70	64	24d	—	—	+4	21.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Consistent mare; just held on for 1m course win last month; 7f also suits
7 (1)	Rory Chestnut J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	129	p	556300	53	76	37	41d	—	—	-7	5.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Always behind on last two outings but still worth a glance in the betting here
6 (8)	Without Delay Chestnut J:William Pyle(3) T:Tracy Waggott	J:William Pyle(3) T:Tracy Waggott	130	p	8-5659	54	73	64	21d	—	—	-8	4.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Three-time course winner who returns here on a good mark; might be the answer
4 (6)	The Gay Blade Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	132	—	362255	56	73	63	15d	—	—	-1	7.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
C&D winner in October; needs to better last couple of efforts but still considered
2 (7)	Northfield Lake Bay J:David Nolan T:Paul Robson	J:David Nolan T:Paul Robson	135	—	344-98	59	71	50	15d	—	—	-1	3.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Down the field on both starts for new stable this year but may fare better today
9 (2)	Doomsday Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Liam Bailey	J:Billy Garritty T:Liam Bailey	125	v	-15605	49	72	67	10d	—	—	-2	3.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
C&D winner on seasonal debut in April but not in same form again since; others preferred
8 (10)	Concert Boy Bay J:Jason Hart T:Katie Scott	J:Jason Hart T:Katie Scott	129	—	235249	53	71	64	24d	—	—	+1	4.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
In good form on AW in early part of year but well beaten here on last month's turf return
10 (5)	Bird Of Play Bay J:Sam James T:Liam Bailey	J:Sam James T:Liam Bailey	124	tp	858050	48	69	50	21d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Regressive 5yo; ran okay over C&D two starts ago but still makes only limited appeal

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Clasina	5/2	11/4	11/4
Purple Martini	4/1	7/2	7/2
Keep Me Stable	9/2	9/2	9/2
Rory	6/1	13/2	13/2
Without Delay	6/1	13/2	6/1
The Gay Blade	11/1	10/1	10/1
Northfield Lake	20/1	18/1	20/1
Doomsday	20/1	18/1	20/1
Concert Boy	28/1	25/1	28/1
Bird Of Play	66/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Keep Me Stable

21.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 14.6 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Clasina

13.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 8

11/4

3rd

The Gay Blade

7.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 4 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Purple Martini

7.7

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

4/1

Rory

5.9

OR: 0.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Concert Boy

4.7

OR: 0.8 Form: 3.1 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Without Delay

4.6

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Northfield Lake

3.5

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Doomsday

3.4

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Bird Of Play

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Clasina	59	73	66
Northfield Lake	59	71	50
Keep Me Stable	57	70	64
Purple Martini	56	71	63
The Gay Blade	56	73	63
Without Delay	54	73	64
Rory	53	76	37
Concert Boy	53	71	64
Doomsday	49	72	67
Bird Of Play	48	69	50

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Doomsday	10d ago	Quick return
The Gay Blade	15d ago	Fit
Northfield Lake	15d ago	Fit
Clasina	21d ago	Fit
Without Delay	21d ago	Fit
Bird Of Play	21d ago	Fit
Keep Me Stable	24d ago	Fit
Concert Boy	24d ago	Fit
Purple Martini	32d ago	Fit
Rory	41d ago	Fit